Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 215

STS-106

Atlantis (22)

USA

Patch STS-106 Patch STS-106 ISS-2A.2b

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Patch STS-106 Zvezda SM

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  08.09.2000
Launch time:  12:45 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  328 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking ISS:  10.09.2000, 05:51:25 UT
Undocking ISS:  18.09.2000, 03:46:00 UT
Landing date:  20.09.2000
Landing time:  07:58 UT
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

walkout photo

Crew STS-106

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alternate crew photo

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Wilcutt  Terrence Wade  CDR 4 11d 19h 12m  185 
2 USA  Altman  Scott Douglas "Scooter"  PLT 2 11d 19h 12m  185 
3 USA  Lu  Edward Tsang  MSP 2 11d 19h 12m  185 
4 USA  Mastracchio  Richard Alan "Rick"  MSP 1 11d 19h 12m  185 
5 USA  Burbank  Daniel Christopher  MSP 1 11d 19h 12m  185 
6 Russian Federation  Malenchenko  Yuri Ivanovich  MSP 2 11d 19h 12m  185 
7 Russian Federation  Morukov  Boris Vladimirovich  MSP 1 11d 19h 12m  185 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Wilcutt
2  Altman
3  Lu
4  Mastracchio
5  Burbank
6  Malenchenko
7  Morukov
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Wilcutt
2  Altman
3  Burbank
4  Mastracchio
5  Lu
6  Malenchenko
7  Morukov

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC); fourth Space Station Assembly Mission ISS-03-2A.2B.

Docking on ISS; EVA by Lu and Malenchenko on 11.09.2000 (6h 15m) to complete final connections (electrical-, data- and television cables) between Zvezda module and component Zarya; a magnometer was boomed to a port of Zvezda module; several equipment (including toilet) was transferred into the ISS.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle ISS after STS-106
STS-106 on launch pad STS-106 launch
EVA Malenchenko ISS after STS-106
Cape Town traditional in-flight photo STS-106
STS-106 landing  

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